COVID-19

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has announced that Nigeria is to receive 3.92 million additional doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from COVAX, by the end of July 2021.The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr.…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has reached 167,078, as its registered 12 additional infections on Monday.The NCDC disclosed this on its website Tuesday, adding that the infections were…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Nigeria recorded only seven additional Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, the lowest daily figure recorded since April 15, 2020, when the country registered 11 cases.The NCDC in an…

Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it would limit the annual Muslim pilgrimage to people already residing inside the kingdom due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.It is the second year in a row that the Hajj – an obligation for…

Dr Anthony Fauci, the Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden, is in the eye of the storm after more than 3,000 pages of his email communications were obtained by the Washington Post, Buzzfeed News and CNN through Freedom of…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered additional 18 deaths and 122 COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,682.The NCDC made the disclosure on Thursday via its official…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 25 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 166,560.The NCDC indicated this late Wednesday via its official Twitter handle.…

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci got a March 2020 email that could have helped save thousands of American lives lost to COVID-19 but claimed it was "too long for me to read".…

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedos Ghebreyesus, says smokers have up to a 50 per cent higher risk of developing severe diseases and death from COVID-19.Ghebreyesus said this in a message to commemorate World No…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed additional 203 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,518.The NCDC made this known on Monday night via its official Twitter…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it recorded 45 new cases of COVID-19 in the past  24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,191.The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,098.The NCDC made this known on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday.The country…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it registered 34 new cases of COVID-19 in three states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The centre disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday.…

In spite of the country’s vaccine rollout, a significant number of U.S. cities and states remain hotspots where the coronavirus continues to spread at higher rates than before.This is according to the Guardian on Tuesday.At least,…

No fewer than 905 million COVID-19 shots have been administered worldwide, according to Our World in Data (OWID).The OWID is a scientific online publication that focuses on large global problems such as poverty, disease, hunger, climate…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the country’s COVID-19 active cases increased by 39, bringing the total number to 7,821.The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday.It, however, …

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said 30,452 Nigerian residents have received shots of COVID-19 vaccine on Friday bringing the number of jabs so far to 1.08 million.The NPHCDA disclosed this on its official…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerians to get vaccinated against the novel Coronavirus instead of spreading rumours about the efficacy of the vaccine which is to prevent the virus.Mrs. Elizabeth Onitolo, UNICEF…

The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the nation's rising public debt profile should be blamed on dwindling government revenue and harsh economic realities occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.DMO stated this over the weekend while…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed late on Sunday that 57 new cases of COVID-19 had been recorded nationwide.According to the official Twitter handle of the NCDC, the latest figure brings the total number of…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 84 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,736.The NCDC also disclosed on its official Twitter on Saturday that one death was…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 58 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,388.The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday.The News…

Real Madrid's defender, Raphel Varane, has tested positive for COVID-19, ruling him out of the club's UEFA Champions League quarterfinal games against Liverpool.The club disclosed Varane's positive status in a statement on Tuesday.…